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Changed my mind on what to post. Delbert "Two More Bottles of Wine" McClinton and Bekka Bramlett with "She's Living it Up (and I'm trying to live it down).

I was sitting here going "Bramlett, Bramlett...where do I know that name from?" So I googled, and it turns out she's Delaney and Bonnie's Bramlett offspring. Dur! :doh:

If you don't know who Delaney and Bonnie are, you need to go back to school.

 
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Bekka Bramlett's mom and dad with Dave Mason (at that time with Traffic), Bobby Whitlock, and some guy named Eric Clapton.

I'd put most of their stuff in the "Blue-eyed Blues" tread, but since a lot of people don't know who Delaney and Bonnie were, and the influence they had, I thought I'd put this up here.

They formed a (very) loose-knit "band" they called Delaney and Bonnie and Friends. Those friends could include Greg and Duane Allman, the three folks mentioned above, George Harrison, Rita Coolidge, Leon Russell...in short, just about anyone who was anybody in the blues, R&B, soul, rock and roll, and even country world during what was a surprisingly narrow window from about 1968 through about 1972/73. There was a distinct core of members of the Friends, but through associations and collaborations, Delaney and Bonnie's impact was huge.

 
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One of my favorite-ist Ronnie Milsap songs: "Smokey Mountain Rain."




Kind of reminds me of Charley Pride's "Is Anybody Going to San Antone?"

 
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Been a while since I listened to Charlie Pride. Remember when America found out he was black? :lol:

Most of America didn't care.

I can't remember how long it's been since I heard "Crystal Chandeliers."

 
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I don't know how old "Down in the Flood" is, but it's pretty old. This is a fella I like to listen to by the name of Roger Tillison, from out in Okla-by-gawd-homa doin' his version of the song. Pretty good version too. He's kind of on the ragged edge between the so-called "Tulsa Sound" and outlaw country.

 
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This is Terrye Newkirk with her hit "My Oklahoma," which has been covered by many folks, including her now ex-husband Steve Young ("Seven Bridges Road"), and their son, Jubal Lee Young, as well as Riders in the Sky, and others.

Oh, and she was singing partners with Roger Tillison, and worked with Bob Dylan, Leon Russell, JJ Cale, and others.



Aw, what the heck...this is Terrye's ex, Steve Young, singing her song. It was on his 7 Bridges Road LP, but I'm not sure if this is that version or not. I think there's a cover where he and their son, country star Jubal Lee, are singing "My Oklahoma." In the mean time:

 
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This is Emily on the fiddle and her dad Phil on guitar, with occasional appearances by other family members. This first song is "Up Jumped the Devil." There's a nice mix of traditional, country, Cajun, and I think even some gospel for good measure.

 
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John Prine and Iris DeMint with a pretty good remake of "[We're Not] The Jet Set," from the album In Spite of Ourselves. The original was by George Jones with Tammy Wynette, and was pretty good too.

 
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This is Kacey Musgraves. I have a vague recollection of hearing her name, but I've never listened to her, and don't know much about her. Dig the sound, though.

 
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Not sure if this song fits in this category or not, but it is Willie.

[video=youtube;kn-AB78kvvE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn-AB78kvvE[/video]
 
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Steve Martin and Edie Brickell (Mrs. Paul Simon) with the album Love Has Come For You.

Good stuff.

 
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This is the legendary late Jean Ritchie, singing with a legend in her own right, Emmylou Harris. I've heard this song for many years, but I don't think I knew that Ritchie was its author. I honestly thought that the song predated her. The sound isn't too bad for a early camcorder.

"Have you seen my dear companion?"


 
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Here's something you don't hear every day: mountain dulcimer...well, I could stop right there, but you don't hear "Dueling Banjos" played on the dulcimer every day. If it weren't for youtube, I'd say I haven't heard the mountain dulcimer since I was a kid. I have heard the hammered dulcimer; that's more common, just go to most any Ren Faire.

 
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